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maplibre/maplibre-gl-js

MapLibre GL JS - Interactive vector tile maps in the browser observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js · homepage · TypeScript · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

99/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 99
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 11
  • age_days: 2094
  • days_rel: 9
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 46

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

11455 stars · 1192 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

MapLibre GL JS is an open-source TypeScript library for rendering interactive, GPU-accelerated vector tile maps in the browser using WebGL2. It originated as a fork of mapbox-gl-js v1.x after Mapbox's license change and is part of the broader MapLibre ecosystem.

Use cases

  • embed an interactive map on a website
  • render vector tile maps in the browser
  • add markers, popups, and controls to a web map
  • animate a camera fly-to between locations
  • display GeoJSON data on a map
  • build a custom basemap with a style spec
  • replace mapbox-gl-js with an open-source alternative

When to choose

  • you need a fully open-source (BSD-3-Clause) browser map library
  • you want GPU-accelerated vector tile rendering with WebGL2
  • you need rich camera animation, terrain, globe, and interaction handlers
  • you want a large plugin ecosystem and active community

When to avoid

  • you need native mobile maps (use MapLibre Native instead)
  • you only need simple static raster maps with minimal dependencies
  • your target browsers lack WebGL2 support

Facets

library · maturity stable

graphics data-visualization sdk ui-components web-development frontend browser webgl2 vector-tiles interactive-maps open-source-fork maplibre gpu-accelerated maps geospatial web-server nodejs typescript

10 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
maplibre/maplibre-gl-jsmain99

For agents

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